For Sale: Pizza For U On Joliet's Larkin Avenue Next To Wendy's Restaurant

JOLIET, IL — Joliet's Pizza For U sit-down restaurant at 116 South Larkin, which is right next door to the Wendy's restaurant that will become vacant in February, is also for sale, Joliet Patch has learned. The Joliet Pizza For U is the only restaurant location in the Pizza For U franchise that features an indoor dining room, plus a lunch buffet, Wednesday through Friday.

There are three other Pizza For U restaurants in the area: Channahon, Shorewood and Manhattan and those restaurants are takeout and delivery only.

Only the Joliet property is for advertised sale.

"Operate your own restaurant or re-purpose the property. The B-3 zoning allows many uses," the listing reads. "Currently configured with a takeout window. A drive thru will likely be approved here."

The Pizza For U real estate listing includes at least a half dozen photos, mostly of the kitchen and the indoor seating area of the restaurant, that are shared on the commercial website, LoopNet. The 5,800-square-foot Joliet restaurant was built in 1978 and includes a parking lot of more than 50 spaces.

No specific asking price is listed on the Pizza For U property, according to LoopNet.

Tim Ryan and Graham Mitchell of At Properties Commercial in Chicago are identified as the real estate brokers. Mitchell can be reached by mobile at 312-925-8042 while Ryan's number is 312-217-1591.

"Attention aspiring and experienced restauranteurs or developers. This the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Now is your chance to acquire a turnkey 5,800 sf restaurant with a full kitchen or tear down and build new on this 1.44 acre lot. Potential opportunity for purchase of the business along with the real estate," the listing reads.